How To: Hidden Antenna Mod

[01HDtahoeNJN]

I bought 10 Gage wire is that okay to use?

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[mason313]

I did it the other day and have no service do I need to ground it?

 

[prosts1003]

just did this today i layed the antenna down on the fender and tucked it under the rubber flap thing that runs the length of the fender. didnt notice any loss in reception but i always listen to sirius anyways

 

[swtz71]

I just did this today as well works pretty good. I have the plastic piece on order..

 

[Biggmann]

Did mind this morning with No problem! Plastic piece on its way

 

[samtman18]

did this yesterday, no good. could not get any good reception.

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read back a few more posts and now im gonna try what 05nali did, i first just layed the antenna down along the fender and got nothin

 

[samtman18]

ok did it the other way with the wire ran up the pilar, better.. but still not good reception. so im gonna put the ol' whip back on :sad:

 

[Biggmann]

The plastic cover up piece came today just pop it on, now we good!!

 

[elcapitanmas]

great thread, should be a sticky if its not already!

 

[Smasal]

For those of you that ran a wore in the weather strip, what size nut did you use on the antenna mast to secure the wire?

 

[Yuko04]

Just did this mod....sweet! Did it the way 05Nali did it and i pull more stations now than I did stock

 

[mykon04]

Great mod looks so much better thanks for the good info...
Thanks Justin

 

[jdpber]

i would so do this mod.. BUT i use my antenna as a feeler gauge in parking garages if antenna hits.. the ceiling is only an inch from hitting my roof rack.. so antenna stays..

 

[mykon04]

i would so do this mod.. BUT i use my antenna as a feeler gauge in parking garages if antenna hits.. the ceiling is only an inch from hitting my roof rack.. so antenna stays..

Man with all that lift and everything I wouldn't even try to go in a parking garage...

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

05's pics are gone now so Im curious, but you guys just unscrewed the antenna. Cinched a wire on the threads and ran it up the weather stripping? Didn't unscrew the base?

 

[BillBlatt18]

Ill put up new pics tomorrow if they aren't working for you. What I did was solder the copper wire to the base and then ran it up behind the weather seal. So no, I do not unscrew the base

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

Got it. So you literally replaced the antenna with a wire.

 

[BillBlatt18]

Yes sir

 

[TacHoe]

For those of you that ran a wore in the weather strip, what size nut did you use on the antenna mast to secure the wire?

I am wanting to know this as well but for a different reason, one I haven't seen to this point ANYWHERE on here ....

Will fill everyone in on it if I can find out the size of the nut that screws on top of the threaded base piece

 

[TailHook]

I am wanting to know this as well but for a different reason, one I haven't seen to this point ANYWHERE on here ....

Will fill everyone in on it if I can find out the size of the nut that screws on top of the threaded base piece

When I did this mod, took the antenna to a local hardware store and found a bolt with matching threads, then bought the corresponding nylon lock nut. Can't remember the specs, it was so long ago...